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Amendments To The Latvian Code Of Administrative Offences

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Latvijas Administratīvo pārkāpumu kodeksā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the Latvian Code of administrative offences in the Latvian Code of administrative offences the following amendments: 1. Replace article 21, second paragraph, the word "ten" with the word "thirty".
2. Replace the first subparagraph of article 26, the words and figures "(with the exception of this code 61, 62, 82, 82.1, 82.2, 87.1, 88.7, 114.2, and 150.2, 114.3, 150.3 152. administrative offences provided for in article)" with the words and figures "(with the exception of this code 57., 58, 62, 66.3, 75, 81, 75.2, 78.1, 82.1, 82.2, 82, 84, 87, 87.1, 88.7, 114.2, 114.3, 150.2, 150.3, provided for in article 152 and 155.16 administrative violations)".
3. Supplement article 28, first subparagraph, after the words "excise tax" with the words "and the number and 149.24 article of this code the seventeenth and the eighteenth part of irregularities".
4. Turn off the article 31, second paragraph, the words "which has not reached the age of twelve."
5. Article 37: to supplement the first sentence with the following: "If you need to get the opinion of an expert, administrative penalties may be imposed no later than six months from the offence or opening day.";
make the second paragraph as follows: "refusal to commence criminal proceedings or terminate criminal proceedings, but violators are administrative infringement action signs, administrative penalties may be imposed in the first part of this article within the time limit. If the first part of this article within the time limit set it is not possible to clear up all the circumstances, to be able to accept the decision on administrative infringement cases, administrative penalties may be imposed not later than one month from the date of the decision on termination of the criminal proceedings. "
6. To make the sanctions article 57 as follows: "fines imposed on natural persons from twenty up to a thousand dollars, officials from fifty to a thousand lats, but the entities — from one hundred to two thousand lats."
7. Put article 65 of the following sanctions: "imposing a fine of one hundred officials from up to five hundred lats."
8. Express article 66.3 as follows: "article 66.3. Woodland apbūvēšan for arbitrary woodland arbitrary apbūvēšan, the building of permanent or temporary to them use objects — imposes a fine natural persons from fifty to a thousand lats, but the entities — from five hundred to three thousand lats.
The same acts, if they are made of specially protected natural territories, impose fines — natural persons from one hundred to three thousand lats, but the entities — from a thousand to ten thousand lats. "
9. Express article 66.4 of the following sanctions: "fines imposed on natural persons from fifty to five hundred lats, but the entities — from five hundred to three thousand lats."
10. Express article 74.1 as follows: "article 74.1. Infringement of environmental protection requirements, operating mobile containers, petrol filling stations and oil bases For infringement of environmental protection requirements, operating mobile containers, impose fines for legal persons from fifty to two hundred and fifty lats.
For infringement of environmental protection requirements, operating gas stations — imposes fines for legal persons from two hundred to five hundred lats.
For infringement of environmental protection requirements, use oil base, imposing fines for legal persons from five hundred to five thousand lats. "
11. Article 75: make the first paragraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine natural persons from fifty up to seven hundred lats, confiscating vehicles used in committing the offence or without confiscation, but the entities — from two hundred to five hundred thousand lats, confiscating vehicles used in committing the offence or without confiscation.";
make the second paragraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine natural persons from fifty to five hundred lats, but the entities — from three hundred to a thousand dollars."
12. in article 75.1: make the first part of the following sanctions: "imposing fines for legal persons from four hundred to seven hundred lats.";
make the second paragraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed fines for legal persons from four hundred to seven hundred lats."
13. in article 75.2: make the first paragraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine natural persons from fifty to five hundred lats, but the entities — from two hundred to a thousand dollars.";
make the second paragraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine natural persons of one hundred and fifty to hundred lats, but the entities — from fifty to two hundred thousand dollars."
14. To supplement the code with 75.6 75.5 and article as follows: "article 75.5. Batteries, accumulators and their waste management regulatory provisions of legislation specified in the label with special requirements to collect waste batteries and accumulators, separately from other waste without the use of batteries and accumulators, imposing fines for legal persons of up to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
On the laws and requirements for batteries and battery manufacturers to register defaults — imposes fines for legal persons of up to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Of the statutory report on the battery, the battery and the waste management of failure — imposes fines for legal persons of up to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
75.6 article. Mineral mining waste management regulations for mineral mining waste management regulations, impose a fine natural persons from twenty to three hundred lats, but the entities — from one hundred to five hundred lats.
The mining waste disposal is not intended positions — imposes a fine natural persons from one hundred to five hundred lats, but the entities — from two hundred to a thousand dollars. "
15. Express 78.1 article as follows: "article 78.1. Genetically modified organisms in the environment regulatory provisions on the distribution of genetically modified organisms into the environment regulatory provisions — imposes a fine natural persons from five hundred to five thousand lats, but the entities — from three thousand to ten thousand lats. "
16. Make the sanctions Article 81 as follows: "fines imposed on natural persons from twenty to seven hundred lats, but the entities — from two hundred to five hundred thousand lats."
17. Make the first paragraph of article 84 of the sanction as follows: "fines imposed on natural or legal persons from 150 up to a thousand dollars."
18. Article 87 of the expression by the following: ' article 87. Hazardous or other wastes municipal landfill (dump) the management and operation of the incineration plant of infringements of the provisions on dangerous, municipal or other landfill (dump) the contravention of the provisions of the management who caused or could cause pollution of the environment; disposal of the waste acceptance or report tampering, making false entries — imposes a fine natural persons from two hundred to seven hundred lats, but the entities — from five hundred to two thousand lats.
On dangerous, municipal or other waste incineration plants in violation of the terms of the action that caused the pollution of the environment, — imposes a fine natural persons from two hundred to seven hundred lats, but the entities — from five hundred to two thousand lats. "
19. Article 88: replace the title and the text, the words "chemical products (preparations)" (fold) with the word "mixture" (folds);
to turn off the second paragraph, the words "chemical products (preparations)".
20. in article 88.4: replace the title and the text, the words "chemical products" (fold) with the word "mixture" (folds);
replace the first part of the word "penalties" by "product mix";
to turn off the second part;
make the third subparagraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed fines for legal persons of up to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars."
21. the express article 88.5 follows: 88.5 "article. Operating with dangerous substances, in violation of rules on industrial accident risk assessment and risk reduction measures For the application of dangerous substances, the safety report (also updated or processed) or industrial accident prevention programmes (also updated or revised) submission of environmental monitoring national Office for information about security and protection measures and the industrial action in the event of an emergency the public — not impose fines for legal persons from three hundred to two thousand lats.
Security system security compliance review or an industrial accident prevention program providing — not impose fines for legal persons from a thousand to five thousand lats.

On the measures taken to avoid (prevent) the industrial accident, the lack of action, in the event of an industrial accident to limit or reduce its effects on the industrial emergency relief measures after carrying out an industrial accident — imposes fines for legal persons from a thousand to ten thousand lats. "
22. in article: 88.6 put sanctions first subparagraph as follows: "fines imposed on natural persons from two hundred and fifty to five hundred lats, but the entities — from five hundred to three thousand lats.";
make the second paragraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine natural persons of one hundred and fifty to three hundred lats, but the entities — from three hundred fifty to two thousand lats.";
make the third subparagraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine natural persons from two hundred to four hundred fifty lats, but the entities — from four hundred to five hundred thousand lats.";
to make the fourth paragraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine natural persons from one hundred to two hundred and fifty lats, but the entities — from two hundred to a thousand dollars.";
to make a fifth by the following: "for category C activities without polluting activities — proof of the fine imposed on natural or legal persons from fifty to two hundred and fifty lats."
23. To supplement the code with 88.8 and 88.9 article as follows: "article 88.8. Chemical registration, evaluation and authorisation of adultery on the chemical or mixture or articles existing chemicals off the record and not reporting about them — European Chemicals Agency imposes fines for legal persons from five hundred to a thousand dollars.
On chemical safety report does not compose or existing chemical safety report does not restore — the fine imposed on legal persons from five hundred to a thousand dollars.
The registrant's obligation to update chemicals registration documentation with new information and submit it to the European Chemicals Agency — failure to impose fines for legal persons from three hundred to seven hundred lats.
The supplier's obligation to provide a chemical substance or mixture by the recipient of the safety data sheet of default — imposes fines for legal persons from five hundred to a thousand dollars.
For safety data sheets do not fill on dangerous chemicals or dangerous mixtures of false or incomplete information in the safety data sheet, imposing fines for legal persons from five hundred to a thousand dollars.
For the manufacturer, importer, downstream user or distributor of non-compliance with the obligation to keep information about chemical substances or mixtures of 10 years, imposing fines for legal persons from five hundred to a thousand dollars.
On the handling of chemical substances without a licence, required under European Union regulations, or licence concerned infringement of these conditions — imposes fines for legal persons from a thousand to three thousand lats.
Failure to provide the information down or up the supply chain for chemicals and mixtures of existing chemicals, as well as for not reporting for substances for which a safety data sheet is not intended — imposes fines for legal persons from five hundred to a thousand dollars.
88.9 article. The statutory requirement that infringements by the actions of some fluorinated greenhouse gases on the fluorinated greenhouse gas leakage test and leakage detection system operational security, laws and inadequate personnel perform the fluorinated greenhouse gas leaks check or fluorinated greenhouse gas recovery provision not stationary refrigeration equipment, air-conditioning equipment, heat pumps (including this equipment outline) and fire protection systems containing laws and regulations of the European Union in certain fluorinated greenhouse gases — imposes a fine of fifty to the operator of five hundred lats.
For the fluorinated greenhouse gas producer, importer or exporter to the European Commission, the provision imposes a fine natural and legal persons from fifty to five hundred lats.
For products and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases, the labelling requirements for the provision of not imposing fines — natural and legal persons from fifty to three hundred and fifty lats.
On the machine, which is operated by the fluorinated greenhouse gas, will not allow the placing on the market or the requirement of the use of these gases, the failure to impose fines on natural and legal persons from one hundred to five hundred lats. "
24. the express article following 103.9:103.9 "article. Genetically modified organisms in contained use regulations on genetically modified organisms for limited terms of use violation, impose a fine natural persons from one hundred to three hundred and fifty lats, but the entities — from fifty to two hundred thousand dollars. "
25. in article: 149.24 put sanctions first subparagraph as follows: "impose a fine driver from forty to eighty lats.";
make the second paragraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine driver from sixty to eighty lats.";
make the third subparagraph by the following: of sanctions "imposed a fine the person responsible for the operation of a vehicle, from two hundred to three hundred lats."
26. To supplement the article with 149.25 tenth by the following: "on the use of passenger car on the road who registered abroad and for use in Latvia does not need permission, but the permit laws in the order, have been received — imposes a fine driver from sixty to eighty lats."
27. To supplement the code with 155.16 article as follows: "article 155.16. Genetically modified organisms in the market for a breach of the regulatory framework for genetically modified organisms market regulatory provisions, impose a fine natural persons from five hundred to a thousand lats, but the entities — from five hundred to ten thousand lats. "
28. Make the sanctions in this article 166.10: "fines imposed on natural persons from fifty to five hundred lats, but the entities — from a hundred to a thousand lats, confiscating the goods."
29. Make 214. the second paragraph of article 1 as follows: "1) the national police chief and his Deputy, the police administrations (offices, departments) chiefs and their deputies, police chiefs and their deputies, the National Police Chief, of all authorized officials of administrative offences provided for in the first paragraph of this article. Operational management Department (services) Exchange senior officials of this absence is entitled to review cases of all administrative offences provided for in the first subparagraph of this article, and the national police authorities to impose administrative penalties on those foreign nationals if they are subject to the administrative jurisdiction of the Republic of Latvia, and stateless persons whose domicile is Latvia; ".
30. Article 215.1 off the first part of the number and the words "in article 155 in the third and fourth part" and the number "155.5".
31. To make the first paragraph of article 215.3 as follows: "the State labour inspection shall examine this code 41, 25.6, 25.7 25.8 25.8 41.3,,,,, 103.9, 166.7 88.8 article 166.15 to in the first subparagraph and in article 204.17 (about irregularities in the labour relations area) for administrative violations."
32. Add to article 215.4 first subparagraph following the words "as well as" with the number "88.8".
33. To supplement the first subparagraph of article 228 after number "with" the number "88.8 88.4".
34. Replace article 230, first paragraph numbers and the words "103.9, 105.5, 105, 106, 107, 106.2 106.1, 108, 108.1, — article 108.4, 149.35 155. the first and second subparagraphs, 155.5" with numbers and words "103.9, 103.8, 105.5, 105, 106, 107, 106.2 106.1, 108, 108.1, — article 108.4, 149.35 155. the first and second subparagraphs, 155.5, 155.16".
35. Express 230.5 the first paragraph as follows: "the State plant protection service of the appearance of this code, 78.1, 51.2, 101.1 101, 102, 103 102.1 102.2,,.,,, 103.8 103.7 103.5 and 155.16 administrative offences provided for in article things."
36. Article 231: replace the numbers in the first paragraph and the words "in article 88.4-88.6, 88.7" with numbers and the word "88.4 — 88.9, 103.8 article";
Replace paragraph 1 of the second paragraph, the words "specially protected natural areas of the administration of the Director and Deputy Director of" with the words "nature protection Administration Director-General and Deputy Director-General, environmental protection administration, the territorial departments of the Director and Deputy Director";
to make the second part of paragraph 2 by the following:

"2) national environmental service part or sector leader — to impose fines of up to five thousand lats and apply confiscation, but for article 82 of this code provides for offences, impose a fine to a maximum specified in that article, fine;";
Replace paragraph 3 of the second paragraph, the words "specially protected natural areas of the Administration" with the words "Government of nature protection";
turn off third.
37. the express article 236.11 as follows: "article 236.11. The Ministry of welfare, the Ministry of Welfare of the appearance of this code in article 204.13 administrative infringement cases.
Compose administrative offence protocols, review of administrative offences and impose administrative penalties on behalf of the Ministry of welfare is entitled to welfare State Secretary of the Ministry or his authorized officer. "
38. Replace article 251 in the third paragraph, the words "reserve and other specially protected areas" with the words "Government of nature protection".
39. Replace 254. paragraph 4, the words "specially protected natural areas" with the words "Government of nature protection".
40. Replace paragraph 3 of article 304 of the words "specially protected natural areas of the Administration" with the words "Government of nature protection".
41. Replace article 309 in the second paragraph, the words "in the decision to the institution" with the words "road traffic safety Directorate, national technical supervisory agency or State police".
42. Replace article 309.2 of the second paragraph, the words "in the decision to the institution" with the words "road safety or the National Police Directorate".
The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation.
The Parliament adopted the law of 28 May 2009.
President Valdis Zatlers in Riga V 2009 June 17 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force 18 June 2009.